Employers have hit back over Government calls to take on more British workers, saying that too often they lacked the right skills and the right attitude for the jobs on offer.
Lawyers meanwhile warned that firms could face claims for racial discrimination if they favoured British candidates over foreigners who were entitled to work in the UK.
The row broke after Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith used a keynote speech in Madrid to appeal to firms to "give our young people a chance" rather than just handing jobs to foreign immigrants.
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